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4.5 out of 5
4.5
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440
4 Stars
195
3 Stars
40
2 Stars
26
1 Star
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733  reviews)
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4.3 out of 5
4.3
Ease of Use
4.5 out of 5
4.5
Durability
4.4 out of 5
4.4
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Great Garmin, gets me everywhere I want to go.
on December 2, 2009
Posted by: Dot
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from ridgeley, WV
This is the best thing ever. I am cartgraphically challenged and this helps keep me on the right roads.
What's great about it: Gets me where I'm going and finds me when I'm lost
I would recommend this to a friend!
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5 out of 5
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5 out of 5
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Great first GPS Unit
on December 3, 2009
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from Cincinnati, OH
This was my first GPS (other than iPhone) and I wanted a unit that would speak clearly to me while driving, actually tell me where I was all the time, and be easy to use when going somewhere new, making a wrong turn, or avoiding traffic.
I was able to purchase this at the $130 discount and am happy that I got one for myself and my fiance.
Other than the plug being in an awkward position on the back, I have no complaints at all.
What's great about it: Easy to use, clear screen
What's not so great: location of charge plug
I would recommend this to a friend!
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5 out of 5
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OK performance,traffic feature useful, avg routing
on December 3, 2009
Posted by: ramsir
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Bought on reco from a friend. This is my first ever GPS. So, no experience to compare with others. I used basic routing feature (not POI stuff yet) in a non-urban area (not much tall buildings) for a week now. Here are my observations:
1) The pink highlighted driving path is always correct. But the spoken voice directions will mislead you. Sometimes the street it says to turn is not what the posted street sign is. However, the pink highlighted turn is correct. So, best is to turn off the voice directions and follow the highlighted path or when in doubt, give a preference to highlighted path instead of spoken directions. May be a map update will fix this. Will try that.
2) You do need to have a general sense of direction where you are going. With a blank mindset of directions, you will make wrong turns with this unit. You can't completely depend on it if you want reach the destination fast. For example, let's say you are on a Freeway 1 and have to go on a connecting Freeway 2 North. And let's say the exit from Freeway 1 is same for both South and North of Freeway 2. This unit tells you first "take exit 10 to Freeway 2 South on right and keep right". You have to pay attention to that "keep right" part and ignore "South" part. And after you actually take exit and are very close to North/South separation, then it tells you "take exit 10 to Freeway 2 North on right". Once I followed the South part and ended up in wrong direction on Freeway 2. You'll get used to this quirk after first couple of uses though. Again, the highlighted path is correct. Ignore the spoken directions and follow the path.
3) It doesn't seem to pick the closest Freeway on-ramp when it's a bit out of your way. It insists on taking the closest on-ramp that's on the way you are heading even if it involves going through more city lights than going backwards and taking faster on-ramp. Again, your general sense of the area is useful here.
4) Traffic feature is actually working and is useful. It did route me around the traffic once. You can find out if your metro area is supported at totaltraffic dot com. That's where these units get traffic updates from.
5) Other feature useful is automatic re-routing. When you make a wrong turn and end up somewhere else, it'll get you on track.
6) I also noticed that the GPS converges well at 30-40 mile speeds vs. 60-70mph i.e. the location where it tells you you are is more accurate when you are moving less than 30-40mph than when you are moving at 60-70mph. That's understandable. The real military accurate GPSs cost thousands of dollars. Most of these consumer GPSs are slow converging and hence have some heuristic (aka guesstimate) based on your speed, the map database and the direction you are heading to figure where exactly you are.
What's great about it: Traffic feature
What's not so great: Wrong or misleading spoken directions
I would recommend this to a friend!
Durability
3 out of 5
3
Ease of Use
4 out of 5
4
Features
4 out of 5
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Great GPS
on December 4, 2009
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from Urbana, Ohio
So much easier to operate than my mother's Magellan. Speaks the street names to you so you can concentrate on driving and not watching the monitor. Great product!!!!
What's great about it: Very easy to operate!!!!
What's not so great: Haven't found anything that I don't like about it.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Durability
5 out of 5
5
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5 out of 5
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5 out of 5
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Good enough!
on December 4, 2009
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from Colorado springs,CO
For the price it is a great deal. Traffic updates work only in some locations of the USA.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Durability
5 out of 5
5
Ease of Use
5 out of 5
5
Features
4 out of 5
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Love it!
on December 4, 2009
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from Atlanta<GA
This is my first GPS. Purchased online.
Worked fine right out of the box. No trouble finding satellites. 3D map view is easy on the eye. Sound is OK.
USB cable from my MP3 Player hooked it right up to my PC. Did a software update and free MAP update. That took a while (about 4 hours all together)! But worked fine, first time.
Easy to navigate menus and just discovered how easy it is to find a location on Google maps and send it to the Garmin! Great feature!
Only had it a few days now, so I can't comment on the durability,but so far, so good.
No regrets!
What's great about it: Works great. Easy to use. Great price.
What's not so great: No complaints so far
I would recommend this to a friend!
Ease of Use
5 out of 5
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5 out of 5
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GREAT GPS!
on December 4, 2009
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from Oregon
This GPS was so easy to setup and use immediately. Very user friendly. Features are fantastic. Would recommend additionally buying the Garmin leather case and portable friction mount.
What's great about it: Easy set up. Very functional. Great price.
What's not so great: Haven't found anything.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Durability
5 out of 5
5
Ease of Use
5 out of 5
5
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5 out of 5
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great gps
on December 4, 2009
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from los angeles,ca
We went on a trip for 4 days and traveled all over San Diego and this little device really came in handy. It makes it hard to get lost. The kicker was when my wife was playing with the controls, and all of a sudden it was speaking in a different language. That really make my mom happy.
What's great about it: traffic status and multilanguages
I would recommend this to a friend!
Durability
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